John Adedayo B. Adegboyega, popularly known as “John Boyega” is a British, born in Peckham, London, England to British-Nigerian parents, Abigail and Samson Adegboyega who works as a nurse and pentecostal minister respectively.

The “Star Wars” and “Pacific Rim” star, took to social media to announce a mega-deal he bagged with Netflix through his UpperRoom production to develop non-English language films centred on East and West Africa.

He wrote:

I am thrilled to announce that my production company, UpperRoom Productions, will be partnering with Netflix International, to develop a slate of non-English feature films.

Our initial focus will be on African stories, specifically Nigerian and Sudanese.

An intrinsic part of our DNA as a company has always been to produce authentic content, that gives a true voice to perspectives and narratives from all over the world.

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It’s important that we take charge of telling our stories, and with this deal, we will do just that. My team (@msyarashaikh & @runyararo_m) and I are excited to develop original material, as well as remaster Nollywood classics.

We are proud to grow this arm of our company, with a platform that shares our vision.

Very excited @netflix !!

The Netflix team recently left Nigeria after announcing details of their first Nigerian series.